O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him,
Born the King of angels;
(CHORUS)

O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O Come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;
Glory to God
All glory in the highest;

(CHORUS)

See how the shepherds,
Summoned to his cradle,
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;
We too will thither
Bend our joyful foot steps;

(CHORUS)

Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing.

The text to O Come All Ye Faithful was originally in Latin (Adeste Fideles) and was intended to be a hymn, it is attributed to John Wade, an Englishman. The music to O Come All Ye Faithful was composed by fellow Englishman John Reading in the early 1700s. The tune was first published in a collection known as "Cantus Diversi" in 1751. In 1841 Rev. Frederick Oakley is reputed to have worked on the familiar translation of O Come All Ye Faithful which replaced the Latin lyrics.

Translated by Frederick Oakley - 1841

O Come, All Ye Faithful(Adeste Fidelis)
(French, 18th Century. Translated from Latin
into English by Frederick Oakley in 1841)

Recorded/Performed: Bobby Darin - 1960
Nat King Cole - 1963
Ray Price - 1969
Anne Murray - 1970
Elvis Presley - 1971
Engelbert Humperdinck - 1980
Boney M - 1986
Also recorded by: Johnny Cash; Jerry Vale; Jeannie Seeley; Joni James; Kings College Choir; Jim Nabors; B. J. Thomas; London Festival Choir; Mantovani; Texas Boys Choir; Robert Goulet; Kenny Rogers; Perry Como; Scarlet Rivera; Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

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